HP Deskjet 5440 Photo Printer

Quality ranges from the good to very good. PictBridge connector for direct printing from cameras.

Cons
Photo printing is slow, even for this low price. Manual alignment needed with each new ink cartridge. Doesn't print monochrome photos well.

Bottom Line

The HP Deskjet 5440 Photo Printer can print directly from cameras and can use six ink colors for better-looking photos. For business applications and across the board, output quality ranges from the high end of good to very good, but photo print speed is sorely lacking.

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